Days Six, Seven and Eight

So, it's Wednesday morning.  I am on my way to California, having only slept about 35 minutes last night.  I didn't get to bed until after midnight, trying to get things ready for our absence.  I couldn't fall asleep.  It was not good.  I finally fell asleep around 3 a.m. only to have to wake up at 3:45 a.m. to be ready to leave for the airport and make our 5:30 a.m. flight.  SO tired.

I almost stopped using the products to save them until after I got back, but I knew that I would be more careful about my choices if I had results even with a not so strict first week.  So, I followed the plan to the letter on Monday and Tuesday (days 5 and 6).

So here is my report for my first week. Since I wasn't true blue, I didn't take the full measurements. I will save that for Monday morning.

Pounds lost = 3

Inches off waist = 1

This is very encouraging! I can't wait to see what comes by next week!

Days Three through Five

So, the last three days have been interesting, and I have had to make some modifications.  I did my best to have my shakes for two meals each day, but honestly, that did not happen.  You see, three of my grandchildren were born this week last year. My son Christian and his wife Mary's twin babies (Max and Maggie) were born on March 20th and my first daughter, Elizabeth had her third (Clark) on March 23rd.

The kids decided that Elizabeth's family would come into town and we would all celebrate the 1 year old's birthdays together on Sunday.  But, family started coming into town on Friday.  It makes for a little insanity, but it's the good kind! :)

I also have to admit, I had birthday cake.  You see, I MAKE CAKES!  I have had a home based business for a long time, and make AWESOME cake.  So everyone says.  I couldn't resist.  But, I only had one piece of cake.  And, I was good all the rest of the day.

What I can totally tell already is that my abdomen is NOT as swollen and firm as it has been.  This is fabulous!  We'll see what the scales reflect on Wednesday morning...

Day Two

I felt good this morning, and slept all right.  Really, it's just because I get up so often to use the bathroom.  I had the day off, since today is my 32nd anniversary.  Happy Anniversary to me.  Doug and I are going to have lunch together.  I am going to be as good as I can.

I drank my Ionix Supreme and was OK with it.  I enjoy the shakes just fine, and they really are quite filling.  I had a doctor's appointment, and then made my way over to pick up Douglas for our anniversary lunch.  We decided to go to Cafe Luna, which is in downtown Raleigh.  This is a place we have delivered wedding cakes to many, many times, but we have never dined there.  It is an Italian Restaurant, more authentic traditional than an Olive Garden style.

We ordered dishes of salmon and roasted potatoes or rice pilaf.  Spring greens on the side.  We had a lovely time, and I felt good not having ordered something smothered in an Alfredo sauce.

I had my other shake for dinner, but I wasn't even really hungry for it.

Handling this all right so far.

Day One!

I had a great first day! I got up extra early to do my weigh in.  I actually got out the digital scale that measures every 10th of a pound.  It is more accurate than my dial scale, too.  My eyes are getting old, and it is hard to see the needle on that scale.  With my glasses on, the dial is too close, with my glasses off the dial is too far!  So, I recorded my weight (which I am NOT going to share) LOL!  I also took all my measurements and recorded them.  I am particularly interested in the three abdomen measurements because of the sudden swelling I had a few weeks post surgery.  My belly looked like I was 5-6 months pregnant.  Now, I don't have a flat tummy by any stretch of the imagination, but it wasn't supposed to look like that.

Good!  Oh, I did forget to have someone take a BEFORE photo.  I really need to do that!

I had to change up the order of when I use the IsaLean Shakes, because my work schedule, and really my life schedule, does not allow for me to have my main meal in the middle of the day.  So, I mixed up the Ionix powder in a few ounces of water.  EEK.  So, I diluted it with some more pure water and added some ice.  BETTER, not great, but I can deal with it!

I made my shake, the chocolate.  It was pretty good.  It really had the consistency of a milk shake and I couldn't detect any aftertaste.  I have had a myriad of different "shake drinks" in my like.  This was among the best.  I also took my Natural Accelerator supplement.

Off to work.  I brought plenty of water and my Isagenix Snacks.  Those little things taste kind of like a chewable version of a sugar free hot chocolate powder mix.  They are all right, and of course, you really want to chew anything! Add another Natural Accelerator  supplement.

I don't have a blender at work, so I didn't get my second shake until I got home at 2:30 p.m.  Then, I prepared a simple and nutritious dinner for the fam!  I had reasonable portions.  I declined the Oreos my son bought at the store.  Good for me!!

More water and IsaFlush! before bed.  I hope I sleep well, that was a lot of water I drank today.

My Products Arrive!

My products arrived today.  They arrived SO quickly!  They only shipped out from Tennessee yesterday.

I took everything out of the box and matched the product to the daily instructions.  I thought, hmm, I'm going to need a little more guidance, so I listened to the introductory CD, which was very helpful.  I uploaded the CD into my iTunes so that I would always be able to have a refresher on hand.  It even came with a brand new tape measure, I guess to encourage us to remember that sometimes the scale may not show the whole story, but inches lost are just as important.

I decided that even though I was leaving for California next week, I would go ahead and start the 30 day cleanse.  I figured that even if I couldn't follow the daily plan 100%, I would be more likely to make better choices while I was gone, and not end up with even more weight to lose! :)

So, I am ready to start my adventure.  I am excited and.....HOPEFUL!!!